Chapter 27: Jealousy Rising

It was Saturday in the town known as Amity Park and Danny is excited, since his new girlfriend Starfire has come with him here for a date. She is currently wearing the clothes that Jazz loaned her, along with those kooky glasses that did well to hide her true form.

Now, here they are together, holding hands as they walked and talked about what they want to do today on their date.

"So Starbolts, what do you want to do? I am completely at your service." Danny asked the female alien, who was deep in thought.

Suddenly a loud, rumbling noise was heard and Danny looked at Starfire, who now has a sheepish look on her face.

"It seems that I am experiencing the hungry feeling, may we please stop someplace to eat?" Starfire asked.

"Sure." Danny said.

Danny took her to the closest place that was also within his budget for the lunch portion of their date.

The Nasty Burger, just like their first date.

Danny and Starfire went to the counter and to Danny's surprise, he saw that it was Valerie who was the cashier.

"Danny?" Valerie said in surprise upon seeing him.

"Val?" Danny exclaimed at the sight of her. The last time they had lunch here was on Valerie's day off, looks like she is on duty again.

"Danny, is she one of your friends?" Starfire asked Danny, who flinched at being addressed, before nodding.

"Uh...yeah...friends. Kory... this is Valerie... a...close friend of mine. Valerie, this is Kory Ander." Danny introduced the two girls, feeling all sorts of awkward right now.

Valerie is technically his ex-girlfriend and Starfire is also technically his new girlfriend so... this just feels awkward.

"Hello there." Valerie said, with some edge in her tone, that anyone could tell she is jealous.

Starfire however, didn't notice it, she just kept smiling merrily as she leaned forward, surprising Val over the lack of boundaries.

"Hello, it is a great pleasure to meet one of Danny's good friends. I wish to know. Where do you live? What is your favorite color? Most importantly, do you wish to be friends?" Starfire asked, in an all too eager voice that stunned Valerie and Danny looked away, hoping that she wouldn't freak Valerie out on top of all of this.

"Um...In that order, here in Amity Park, yellow and... uh... maybe?" Valerie said, totally weirded out by this girl and noticed that she was a little too happy and perky.

It can't be natural.

"Anyway Val, mind taking our order?" Danny asked, hoping to stop something before Valerie noticed something off about Kory.

"Huh? Oh, sure." Valerie said.

"I'll have the usual." Danny said and Valerie took his order.

"And I will have the same...but with extra of the mustard please." Starfire said, wanting to taste her favorite earth condiment in her food.

"Coming right up." Valerie muttered as she took their order and then handed it to the fry cook.

Soon Danny and Starfire went to their table, and Valerie kept sending glances at Danny's supposed new girlfriend, all the while thinking.

What a weirdo... Valerie thought, though she still can't help but feel a twinge of longing and sadness when she saw her and Danny laughing at something, while still holding hands.

If it wasn't for her job, that probably could have been her.

"Stupid Phantom..." Valerie muttered before going back to the job that she hates with a passion but has to work due to not having a choice here.

Yeah, that would be Valerie's first meeting with Starfire, since she could only get jealous if it was towards Danny Fenton's new girlfriend and she probably would be taken back by Starfire's eccentricities and perkiness...

Danny and Starfire would take more about their hero lives, while talking quietly so that no one overhears them.

When they got their orders, Valerie saw how oddly gross Kory ate while Danny seemed unfazed by it. She wanted to say something until she saw a certain other person walk up to the two on their date.

"Hey, Fenturd!" Dash said in his usual mocking tone.

Danny groaned.

Dash grabbed Danny by the collar. But before he could do anything, Starfire grabs Dash by the wrist.

"Leave him alone!" She shouted.

This caught the attention of everyone in the restaurant, surprised some nobody is standing up to Dash.

Dash only scoffs.

"I'm already dealing with one loser right now, wait your turn!"

This causes Starfire's eyes to briefly flash with anger as she throws Dash several feet away, causing a collective of gasps as he slides on the floor.

Getting up, Dash got angry and marched to her.

"Hey! You can't do that to me! I'm Dash Baxter, king of Casper High!"

"You are the fool! Your position in high school means nothing to me!" She shouted.

This causes Dash to growl in anger as he prepares to throw a punch.

However, Starfire caught it. She squeezed with a small amount of force to hurt him, but only a bit. She then grabbed him by the collar, pulling him in with enough force to get him off his feet.

As he looked into her eyes, Dash noticed they were glowing. This caught him off guard.

"You will leave us alone…" Starfire said in a tone that suggested bodily harm.

Dash, baffled by her eyes and her inhuman strength, whimpered.

"Okay…" He said weakly.

With that, Starfire returned to her usual perky behavior and let him go.

As she returned to her seat to happily eat with her beloved, Dash crawled away on all fours, causing everyone from Casper High present to laugh at him.

Valerie, despite her jealousy, actually laughed along.

Anyone who think Dash is a jerk can't be that bad.

After their burgers, Danny and Starfire decided to go for a romantic sun set flight, and the two were playfully chasing each other through the clouds.

"Try and catch me, darling." Starfire said in between her giggles as she flew faster, trying to playfully avoid Danny, who was chasing her in a flirtatious game of tag.

"I'm gonna get you, Starbolts." Danny laughed as he nearly grabbed her, only for the beautiful alien to playfully elude him, enticing Danny more with this chase.

It was kind of ironic that after all the times he was chased by her when they first met, now he is the one chasing after her, with an eager look on his face.

"You must try harder than that if you wish to claim your prize, handsome one." Starfire said as she winked at him before going back to flying away from him.

Danny panted, before he grinned in determination and flew as fast as he could.

"Now I know why she kept chasing me at first...this is kind of fun... it helps that I know she wants me to catch her." Danny said he grinned in determination as he made a grab for her once more, only for Starfire to dodge him.

Danny kept following her and after another five minutes of chasing, he managed to fly in front of her and she ended up in his arms, where he quickly embraced her.

'Got you!" Danny said and Starfire blushed and giggled.

"It seems… that you are champion of this chase." Starfire said as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"It seems that I am." Danny said as he placed his hand across her waist.

"Time for your prize." Starfire giggled as she leaned in with her lips puckered.

Danny closed his eyes and puckered his lips as he waited for her kiss... however, before their lips could meet, something happened.

Someone shot a blast at them, which they barely managed to dodge thanks to Danny reacting on instincts and going intangible.

"Starfire, are you okay?" Danny asked in concern.

"We are under attack!" Starfire said as her arms were still around her darling.

Suddenly they saw the culprit and Danny looked dismayed at who it was.

The Red Huntress, A.K.A. Valerie, A.K.A his ex-girlfriend who likes only half of him and hates the other half.

Right now, he is the half that she hates.

"YUCK! Ghost love!" Valerie said in disgust as she charged her weapon and shot again and the two of them managed to dodge.

"I am not a ghost!" Starfire shouted.

Valerie ignored her, she just kept firing.

One blast hit Starfire, but found it didn't hurt as much as it should.

"WHAT?!" Valerie shouted in shock.

"Your weapons are designed to hurt ghosts." Danny said. "Starfire here is an alien."

"AN ALIEN?!" Valerie shouted in disbelief.

With this, Starfire flew to Valerie and grabbed her, preventing the hunter from leaving.

"I will only ask nicely… leave us alone." Starfire said, trying to maintain a friendly composure as Valerie tries to break free.

"No chance, ghost lover!" She shouted as the aimed her wrist blaster.

Instincts kicking in, Danny fires a short blast that destroys the weapon.

With no chance of fighting back, Valerie panics.

"Will you heed my words now?!" Starfire asks, her eyes glowing in anger.

"OKAY!" Valerie shouts, panicking. "I'll go!"

Starfire smiles and lets her go, making Valerie fly away.

Danny whistled, impressed with Starfire, and smiles once Valerie is out of sight.

"Never though Valerie would be that scared."

Starfire gasps. "That was Valerie?"

After explaining everything about his ex-girlfriend to his current one, the couple resume their flight together.

Danny and Starfire, still in their hero forms, landed in a nice valley that still had a good view of the sunset.

"Man, what a date." Danny muttered and Starfire sent him a loving smile once more.

"Unless I am in error, it is not over yet... and you have yet to claim your prize." Starfire said and Danny sent her a flirtatious smirk at that.

Suddenly Danny found himself laying on the grass, and Starfire was now on top of him, not unlike many times before. However, this time, the beautiful alien princess had an uncertain look on her face as her face was only inches away from his.

"Are you… comfortable with this?" Starfire asked, wanting to be safe and not make him uncomfortable.

Danny sent her a warm smile, full of trust.

"I am...I trust you." Danny said and Starfire started smiling, feeling the feelings only he could make her feel.

Starfire leaned in and in no time, the two were making out, with the beautiful alien taking the initiative and Danny finally comfortable enough to enjoy being with her like this, even more so when she started using her tongue once she was certain that he was comfortable enough for it.

Why did I keep trying to run away from this again? Danny thought, before he gasped and let out sigh of pleasure as he and Starfire continued to kiss and hug each other like this, feeling that nothing could ruin the happiness that he is feeling now like this.

I like her, a lot… maybe even-

"AHHHHHH!"

A scream was heard and Danny and Starfire pulled away from each other and Danny groaned when he saw who it was who disturbed them.

A very angry and jealous looking Paulina Sanchez.

Seriously?! Why now?! Danny thought, not wanting to deal with this.

Paulina was red in the face from pure anger and she was glaring daggers at Starfire.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE DOING?!" Paulina shouted at Starfire, who blinked at the sudden hostility, before answering, though her arms were still around Danny.

"I am merely experiencing lip and tongue contact with my beloved, as most couples do in this world." Starfire said and Paulina looked even madder than before.

"HE'S NOT YOUR GHOST BOY! HE'S MINE!" Paulina screamed and Danny groaned, while Starfire blinked and Danny could swear to see a hunt of... jealousy in her eyes.

"I do believe that you are the confused right now...Phantom darling and I are a couple and we are in the middle of the date." Starfire said as her grip on Danny tightened a little, not enough to crush him but enough to make him wince.

Geez, I better stop this before this gets even more out of hand. Danny thought as he got up, though Starfire was still holding onto him as she kept glaring daggers at Paulina.

He whispered to Starfire.

"This is Paulina, she hates Danny Fenton but has an obsessive crush on Danny Phantom." Starfire's look of jealousy starts to fade. "She's not a fighter like Valerie, let's just fly away."

Starfire, recognizing this girl is of no threat to her, decides to look away as she and Danny fly off.

"NO!" Paulina shouted as she ran to catch up with them, only to stop once they fly away faster. "Come back, Ghost Boy! Come back! PLEASE!" She cried out. Once they were gone, she began snarling. "IT'S NOT FAIR! I LOVE HIM! HOW COULD HE IGNORE MY FEELINGS?!"

Once they reached the top of FentonWorks, the couple lands.

"I'm sorry for this, Starfire. I didn't think we'd get interrupted by them." Danny said, apologetic to her.

"It is alright, Danny." She assured. "You did not invite them."

"Well… maybe next time I can spend some time with that prize?" He asked.

Starfire smiles and nods.

"Perhaps the next time we can find a place of solitude."

"Like the closet in Paris?" He asks cheekily. She laughs at this.

Danny squeezed her hand light as they quickly kiss and he uses the gem to teleport.

"To Titans' Tower."

Unbeknownst to them, someone was watching from the stairway that leads downstairs.

That being an upset Sam Manson.

In the Ghost Zone, Clockwork observes at the two leave Danny's dimension to Starfire's. However, he's oddly sad to see the two together.

"If they only knew what is to come…"

What's he talking about?!

He knows something is meant to happen... something they're going to have to deal with.

Also, sorry this took so long. You'll notice I have a lot of other stories. I'll try and finish "After Many Dates" first before the rest... though I'm planning on another with another girl, probably Gwen Tennyson.

But now, I'm thinking next time Danny should work with the Teen Titans. What do you think?

Thank you, FlowerPrincess 11 for the scene suggestions.